Albert Lawes announces the good news that he has been selected for ordination to the diaconate. The ordination will take place on Sunday 12th July at Plymouth Cathedral. Click to hear more about Albert's journey.

Reflection on the 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si There is a lovely, devotional hymn to Our Lady, titled, “Bring flowers of the rarest”, which was often sung when I was a child. It is still sung in many schools and churches today, during the month of May. The second...

Five years ago, Laudato Si’ summarised centuries of Catholic teaching in the context of our current human and ecological crisis. Since then, thousands of communities have prayed and acted to protect creation and our vulnerable sisters in brothers. Now, Catholic...

The Catholic church in England and Wales has also reported high numbers of people joining online services. Sunday mass at Plymouth Cathedral usually attracts up to 650 worshippers, but 2,200 people tuned in for last week’s Palm Sunday service. Those joining weekday...

Download Article I have often thought that shared vulnerability unites us more than shared strength. This is certainly so during this pandemic. We are all either infected or affected. Of that there is no doubt. We’re all more aware of our own mortality. We all...

Download Article My dear friends, This Holy Week will be like no other that we have experienced. It is as though we are living a long Good Friday. We do not know how much longer it will be so. In this new landscape, which we now inhabit, the supports and regular...

Download Article I have often thought that shared vulnerability unites us more than shared strength. This is certainly so during this pandemic. We are all either infected or affected. Of that there is no doubt. We’re all more aware of our own mortality. We all...

Human trafficking and modern slavery are, in the words of Pope Francis, ‘grievous wounds in the flesh of humanity….in the flesh of Christ himself’. The Modern Slavery Event organised by Caritas Plymouth aimed to open people’s eyes to the extent of slavery in the UK...

Whilst the churches are unable to offer Mass publicly we will be live-streaming Mass at 11am each morning on YouTube Live. An evening prayer will also be posted at 4.30pm each day, and we invite you to pray with us.